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AWS Developer Cert Prep Part 8: Autoscaling EC2

This is the next lab in the series where we take a look at setting up auto-scaling on EC2. On Azure we can do this with Azure Virtual Machines. I recorded this lab so that others might experience it in a more passive way if they so chose. This video is a straight shot with no editing whatsoever so you’ll get all my hims and haws.

This lab will demonstrate how to:

Create a new launch configuration using CLI

Create a new auto-scaling group using CLI

Configure auto-scaling notification that are triggered when instance resources become too high or too low

Create policies to scale up or scale down the number of currently running instances in response to changes in resource utilization

This is a triple-tap lab! You need the knowledge contained in this lab for the following AWS certifications: